Andrew B. Sterling

America, I raised a boy for you.

Andrew Benjamin Sterling (August 26, 1874 – August 11, 1955) was an American lyricist.

Quotes

• Come, come, come and make eyes with me
     Under the Anheuser Bush
  Come, come drink some "Budwise" with me
     Under the Anheuser Bush
  • "Under the Anheuser Bush" (1903), chorus
  • Adapted for the British music hall: "Down at the Old Bull and Bush", sung by Florrie Forde:

    Come, come, come and make eyes at me
    Down at the "Old Bull and Bush".

• Meet me in St. Louis, Louis
  Meet me at the fair,
  Don't tell me the lights are shining
  Any place but there.
  • "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" (1904), chorus

• America, I raised a boy for you.
  America, you'll find him staunch and true,
  Place a gun upon his shoulder,
  He is ready to die or do.
  America, he is my only one;
  My hope, my pride and joy,
  But if I had another,
  He would march beside his brother;
  America, here's my boy.
  • "America, Here's My Boy" (1917), chorus

External links

• "America, Here's My Boy", DigitalCommons@UMaine (Music ID: VP_000169)